‘SNL’: Kate McKinnon’s Clinton Performs Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’

In its first episode since Trump's election victory, McKinnon sat down at the piano to pay tribute to the late singer-songwriter. Saturday Night Live addressed Donald Trump's new role as president-elect in its own way in its first episode since election night.

Late night talk show comics have to soldier on

Late night talk show comics have to soldier on In the wake of Trump's election, stunned talk show hosts have to find light in tumultuous times Check out this story on detroitnews.com: http://detne.ws/2flcHEU Jimmy Fallon opened his show the night after Donald Trump was elected President of the United States with a Steve Urkel joke. "The big story is, America woke up this morning and was like," Fallon said, cutting to a clip of Urkel nervously uttering his signature catchphrase, "did I do that?" It was a light ribbing on par with most "Tonight Show" one-liners, and Fallon went into a few more monologue jokes that gently poked fun at the election.

Donald Trump May Choose Bush-Era Torture Architect for CIA Chief

Bush-era torture architect Jose Rodriguez defended his role in the clandestine program in a 60 Minutes interview in 2012. President-elect Donald Trump may choose an architect of the George W. Bush administration's torture program, Jose Rodriguez, to head the CIA, The Intercept reported Friday.

Trump Supporter Stephen Baldwin on Donalda s Win; Brother Aleca s Imitation

While Alec Baldwin's been spoofing candidate-turned President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live , his brother Stephen Baldwin has been a Trump supporter since day one. Or, as the younger Baldwin laughed to Good Morning America Thursday, it's been "Me and Scott Baio, baby!" On SNL , Alec-as-Trump referred to Stephen as "the best Baldwin brother," in reference to the relative lack of starpower Trump had in his corner.

Election night narrowly misses a TV ratings record

An estimated 71.4 million Americans watched returns electing Republican Donald Trump the next president on prime-time television Tuesday, narrowly missing a record set eight years ago on the night Democrat Barack Obama won his first term. The Trump victory proved a surprise to both viewers and the networks themselves, which clearly anticipated a victory by Democrat Hillary Clinton based upon her consistent lead in pre-election polls.

Despite his surprise victory, Trump still underperformed most Republican Senate candidates

The Republicans had an uphill battle to keep the Senate in 2016, given that they would be defending a number of seats in blue-leaning states. As Hillary Clinton's candidacy gained strength at various points over the summer and fall, it seemed even more likely that the Senate would flip back from red to blue, two years after it went the other direction.

Where will Trump administration officials live in Washington?

The GOP folks scattered all over the country who will be answering President-elect Trump's calls to serve in his administration will soon be moving in. They'll be buying condos and mini-mansions and tooling around the streets in those dark sedans and taking the private tables in the city's steakhouses.

SNL: Benedict Cumberbatch Hosts, Solange Performs

Vladimir Putin stands arm-in-arm with Donald Trump on the Nov. 5, 2016 episode of Saturday Night Live. In its final episode of the 2016 presidential election campaign cycle, Saturday Night Live's Kate McKinnon and special guest Alec Baldwin came together for one last cold-open face-off as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

Comey considered a ‘bad choice’ for FBI post by Clinton aide

A senior aide to Hillary Clinton privately dismissed FBI Director James Comey as "a bad choice" in October 2015, according to newly released emails from WikiLeaks. The blunt assessment foreshadowed the dramatic tension that has escalated between Comey and the Democratic presidential candidate in the final days before the election.

When evangelical clergies oppose Trump, their flocks listen. But theya re not speaking up.

Although Donald Trump is doing less well among evangelicals than George W. Bush, John McCain or Mitt Romney did, analysts have suggested that many evangelicals support the Republican nominee because of long-standing "culture war" issues such as abortion and gay rights. Trump has said he is antiabortion and promised to appoint conservative justices to the Supreme Court, so evangelicals are willing to set aside concerns about his moral character.

Clinton plots final push as race tightens

Hillary Clinton saturated the airwaves and deployed star surrogates to battleground states Thursday, looking to snuff-out an eleventh-hour insurgency that has put Donald Trump at the gates of the White House. [WASHINGTON] Hillary Clinton saturated the airwaves and deployed star surrogates to battleground states Thursday, looking to snuff-out an eleventh-hour insurgency that has put Donald Trump at the gates of the White House.

Melania Trump pledges to combat cyber-bullying as first lady

Melanie Trump, husband of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, walks on stage to deliver a speech at the Main Line Sports Center in Berwyn, Pa., Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. In her first solo speech since the Republican National Convention, Melania Trump on Thursday called for an end to online bullying of children and teenagers, saying, it is "absolutely unacceptable when it's done with no name hiding on the internet."

VIDEO: Bill Weld a Shining Example of Why the Libertarian Party Is a Joke

If there is anyone who can claim the title of "Biggest Loser" this year, it's the Libertarian Party. While libertarianism in general has several excellent ideas for limiting the size and scope of government and expanding freedom and liberty, the candidates they regularly put forward are political jokes who are little more than advocates for abortion and legalizing drugs.